T&E

Biofuels and land use change: a debate

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:36:00 CET

In a letter published in today's European Voice, T&E argues that a number of independent experts, scientists and institutions have said that land use change must be accounted for in the calculation of overall greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels. To accompany the letter T&E has published a review of these studies, together with the relevant passages.

�Suspicious� recalculation alters biofuels debate

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:57:00 CET

Two mathematical alterations have changed the tone of the EU's debate on biofuels. Environmental organisations are sceptical about the science and especially concerned about the EU's continuing refusal to recognise the impact on land use from biofuel production.

Emissions from land-use change must not be ignored

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:28:00 CET

Jos Dings writes in today's European Voice: It is unfortunate, especially considering the millions of euros his company is spending on advertising its views on EU biofuel policy, that the president and CEO of Abengoa Bioenergy is apparently not aware of studies that calculate the impacts of land-use change on lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from biofuel production.

NGOs warn Barroso on land-use change

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:55:00 CET

Four environmental NGOs have asked the Commission president to review the EU�s 10% target for biofuels in transport. T&E has also moved to counter misinformation that suggests enough biofuels could be grown in Europe without affecting land use.

Vapour pressure

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:49:00 CET

The �vapour pressure� of transport biofuels looks set to become a new battleground in the EU�s fuel quality directive.

Biofuels can result in more emissions

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:00:00 CET

In last week's European Voice (Letters, 2-8 October), Javier Salgado-Leirado, the president of Abengoa, claimed that all the biofuel crops needed to reach the EU's proposed 10% target by 2020 could be grown in Europe without direct or indirect land-use change.

MEPs vote to keep 10% biofuels target but with land-use criteria

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:26:00 CET

A new compromise solution has emerged in the immensely complex battle to develop an EU policy on biofuels.

MEPs want better quality biofuels as EU's 10% target faces further attack

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:12:00 CET

The European Parliament's environment committee says biofuels must be 60% better than fossil fuels if they are to count towards EU fuel consumption targets.

Abengoa's misuse of our name is reprehensible

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:23:00 CET

T&E has responded robustly to an attempt by Abengoa Bioenergy, a multinational producer of bioethanol, to misuse its name and research in a series of lobbying advertisements published last week in major global publications including the Financial Times and The Economist.

Europe's billion euro a day oil imports are a wake-up call for fuel-efficient cars

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:16:00 CET

Editorial by Jos Dings, Director, T&E Over a long-weekend at the beginning of this month, Europe witnessed a breathtaking example of political schizophrenia.